Category Archives: Muslims
I am not proud to be a Pakistani
That is a powerful line, that. “I am not proud to be a Pakistani” sends a very strong message indeed. If I say this, you are thinking, “OK so this guy is sick of one or the other aspect of … Continue reading
Book deal canceled due to fear of Islamic retaliation
A German publisher (Droste Publishers) had canceled the printing of novel about an honor killing because it contained passages insulting Islam. Droste publishers is being criticized for not upholding the ‘freedom of speech’ doctrine and succumbing to fears of attacks … Continue reading
Languages
I just finished reading a remarkable little book on Languages. My interest in language acquisition began only when I chanced upon a reading of Mohammad Asad’s tafseer of the Quran. The remarkable thing about M Asad’s approach towards the Quran … Continue reading
The champions of mediocricity
I don’t know if I spelt the word ‘mediocricity’ correctly, and I don’t care. I know one thing for sure, that being mediocre is just plain stupid. I make it sound like as if people do this by choice, this … Continue reading
Relevancy
This is what separates the good from the best, but only under rare circumstances. Usually, relevancy separates the good from the useless. As my wife constantly keeps reminding me, ‘When good does nothing, it is evil enough‘ – that is … Continue reading
Presenting yourself
By God’s Grace, I have been able to get along with presentations quite successfully. Since I first started giving them at college (PICS, now UCP), I have been on the top of this game. So much so that during college, … Continue reading
take the power back
We have been in this for a while now. Since birth to be exact. The country of Pakistan was built on the notion of an Islamic state; this very notion is now debated at some far-fetched fronts with the air … Continue reading